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Evolve

Drew Pontikis Archive, DP, PC, PS4, Reviews, Xbox One

Evolve is a difficult review for me, as I can’t help but view it through the prism of my own weighty expectations. For a long time, Evolve has looked like the game that was finally going to kick start the age of PS4 and XBone, using the grunt to power something different and innovative rather than something that’s the same but prettier. Regardless, any new franchise is always going to invoke adulation and derision in equal measure, either for finally being something different to the existing fare or for being too different to what we’re used to. Either way, it was very much a sense of anticipation that washed over me as the disc went into the Xbox and I sat back to see how it all panned out. Read more …

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Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – Review

Trent Cannon Archive, DS, Reviews, TC

I’ve been a Zelda fanboy from back when I stumbled upon my father’s NES game collection and picked up the shiny golden cartridge that was The Legend of Zelda. Admittedly, I had no idea what was happening, but the bright colours, open world, and heroic music hooked me from the very first moment. I’ve followed the series from platform to platform, saving Hyrule more times than I can remember, but my favourite game in this long running series has always been Ocarina of Time. The music, combat, and story remain relevant even today, thanks to the 3DS remake that came out a few years back. And while most entries in Legend of Zelda are loved and admired in one form or another, there is one that is often overlooked – Majora’s Mask. Read more …

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New 3DS XL Console Review: Majora’s Mask Edition

Jareth Anstey Archive, DS, JA, Reviews

I’m a big fan of The Legend Of Zelda series. I wish I could say that I’ve been a fan from the beginning when the original was released on the NES in ’87, but it was 1998’s N64 release that introduced me and many others to this epic saga. I was 8 years old when Ocarina Of Time was released and I loved the game, though in my foolish youth I never finished it, and so when it was re-released with updated graphics for the 3DS in 2011 I bought it upon release. This purchase unleashed the Zelda fan hidden inside me, I immediately made it my life goal to play through them all, every entry in the series. To this day I’ve made a lot of progress, I’ve played some that were great and some that weren’t so great (Zelda: II, I’m looking at you) and while my favourite will probably always be Link’s Awakening there’s one more that I’ve been waiting to play, one that some would attack me in the street for calling myself a Zelda fan without playing, one that I tried to play at age 10 but failed so epically that I never returned: The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. Regarded as the weirdest and creepiest entry in the series I felt it only right to purchase the beautiful special edition New 3DS XL in order to play this game the way it was intended with dual thumbstick control. So let’s have a look and see what came in the box.

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Metroid Prime Trilogy – Better For Not Being Another HD Remake.

Jareth Anstey Archive, JA, Retro, Reviews, Top Articles, Wii, WiiU

When I saw on the January Nintendo Direct that amongst the new digital Wii ports announced for the Wii U was the Metroid Prime Trilogy I sat back down nearly as fast as I’d leapt up. Initially I was glad that we were going to be able to replay these classics without having to pay the ridiculous amount of money it costs to buy a physical copy of this rare Wii game on eBay. My happiness was rather marred though as I realised this meant we weren’t going to get the HD remaster of these games I had been hoping for. Yet after re-playing these timeless classics I’ve realised that actually they benefit from not being remade into something new, in that they retain that original Metroid Prime feeling.

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